This session is accredited.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine the key patient-focused factors contributing to wound infection and delayed healing in today’s clinical environment.
• Evaluate the use of antimicrobial interventions—including systemic antibiotics, antimicrobial dressings, and preserved wound cleansers—and assess their effectiveness in managing wound bioburden.
• Review advancements in wound bed preparation technologies designed to address slough, debris, and microbial burden, including hypochlorous acid solutions and charged fiber-based debridement support technologies.
• Explore the mechanism of action and emerging evidence supporting the use of hypochlorous acid as an adjunctive therapy for managing Candida auris wound infections
• Analyze real-world patient cases to identify evidence-based approaches for managing wound infection and promoting effective wound bed cleansing and debridement.

This session is accredited.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the composition of slough and necrotic matter and explain their role in increasing microbial burden and impairment of wound healing.
• Compare traditional and emerging debridement support technologies, including engineered fiber dressings and hypochlorous acid-based solutions and gels, with respect to their advantages, limitations, evidence base, and clinical applications. Examination of synergies.
• Evaluate the role of wound surface microacidification in optimizing desloughing and wound bed preparation and promoting a healable wound environment.
• Explore evidence-based strategies for achieving a healable wound bed, including the roles of debridement, microacidification, and combination therapies in optimizing wound healing outcomes.

Organ transplantation saves lives ---but for many patients, complex wound challenges follow. Immunosuppressive therapy, incrreased infection risk, atypical clinical presentations, and altered healing responses create a distinctly different wound care landscape in this population. This interactive, case-based session explores real world scenarios that highlight the diagnostic and management complexities of post-transplant wounds. Participants will gain practical strategies to recognize subtle warning signs, tailor treatment plans, and confidently manage wounds in immunocompromised patients to improve outcomes and protect graft function.

Effective peristomal hygiene is foundational to maintaining skin integrity, optimizing pouch adherence, and promoting comfort and confidence for individuals living with an ostomy. This session will examine evidence-based cleansing practices, common hygiene misconceptions, and practical strategies to protect the peristomal environment while reducing the risk of irritation, moisture imbalance, and secondary skin complications. Emphasizing consistent assessment, patient and caregiver education, and simple, effective hygiene routines, participants will gain actionable tools to support long-term peristomal health and improved quality of life.

This session will examine the role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as an adjunctive treatment option in the management of chronic refractory osteomyelitis. Participants will review the physiologic principles of HBOT, patient selection considerations, treatment protocols, and its coordination within an interdisciplinary plan of care. The session will also explore current evidence, clinical considerations, and practical factors involved in incorporating HBOT into the management of complex, infection-driven wounds.

Wound exudate is more than drainage—it reflects the underlying biochemistry of healing. This session examines the distinct biochemical profiles of acute versus chronic exudate, with a focused look at matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their role in tissue remodeling, inflammation, and stalled wounds. Participants will gain practical insight into recognizing when therapeutic moisture supports healing—and when it becomes destructive—equipping them to make more precise, evidence-based moisture management decisions.

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This dynamic session explores the power of convexity in ostomy care and how the appropriate level of convex support can significantly improve pouch fit, reduce leakage, and protect peristomal skin. Participants will strengthen their assessment skills, learning to identify when and how to use convexity based on individual anatomy and clinical presentation. Through practical insights and real-world application, attendees will gain strategies to improve outcomes, enhance patient confidence, and elevate everyday ostomy management.

This high-impact session will spotlight the most recent updates and emerging priorities from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) in pressure injury prevention and management. Held during Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Month, the session will provide insight into evolving evidence, refreshed guidance, and forward-looking strategies designed to strengthen prevention efforts and elevate standards of care.

Moisture management becomes increasingly complex in patients with deep skin folds, limited mobility, severe contractures, or bariatric anatomy. This session explores the clinical challenges of trapped moisture, heightened fungal risk, and skin breakdown in hard-to-access areas, highlighting assessment strategies and early intervention techniques. Faculty will also review the role of specialized textiles and advanced fabric technologies in wicking moisture, reducing friction, and protecting vulnerable skin—equipping clinicians with practical solutions to improve outcomes in high-risk populations.

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Skin complications remain one of the most common—and preventable—causes of ostomy distress. In this dynamic session, Dr. Calum Lyons explores the pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and evidence-based management of skin disorders seen in the ostomy population. From irritant contact dermatitis to immune-mediated and infectious conditions, this lecture sharpens clinical assessment skills and clarifies treatment pathways that protect both skin integrity and quality of life. Attendees will gain practical strategies to distinguish mimic conditions, optimize pouching systems, and intervene early—before minor irritation becomes major morbidity. If you care for ostomy patients, this session will change how you see the peristomal landscape.

Fistula management in complex wounds demands precision, creativity, and a proactive strategy to control effluent, protect vulnerable skin, and stabilize the wound environment. This high-impact session will focus on advanced wound-based approaches—including effluent isolation techniques, customized pouching, negative pressure wound therapy, absorbent management strategies, and nutritional considerations—to effectively manage both low- and high-output fistulas. Participants will leave with practical, real-world tools to reduce complications, improve patient comfort, and drive measurable progress toward wound healing and eventual fistula closure.

Wound hygiene is the cornerstone of effective wound bed preparation and a decisive step in preventing biofilm formation and infection-related delays. By actively disrupting biofilm and reducing bioburden, thorough cleansing can reset the wound environment and reignite stalled healing. This session provides clear, practical strategies to standardize wound hygiene across care settings—empowering clinicians to reduce complications, improve consistency, and achieve faster, more predictable outcomes.

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Stoma complications often begin in the operating room. This session examines the surgical decision-making and intraoperative techniques that influence long-term stoma outcomes, including common pitfalls that can lead to retraction, ischemia, poor siting, or chronic leakage. Through a candid review of what is often encountered during stoma creation—and why “bad stomas” happen—participants will gain practical insight into prevention strategies and interdisciplinary communication that can improve patient outcomes from day one.

Debridement is the cornerstone of wound healing—and doing it right can mean the difference between a stalled wound and successful closure. This high-impact session convenes a multidisciplinary panel to deliver a focused update on new, current, and emerging debridement techniques. Faculty will break down how to choose the right method, when and where to perform it—and when to hold back—based on patient factors, wound type, and care setting. Walk away with practical, evidence-based strategies and clinical pearls you can immediately apply to improve outcomes and elevate your practice.

Effective moisture management requires more than selecting a dressing—it demands ongoing, real-time clinical decision-making. This session provides a practical guide to knowing when to step up to higher-absorbency options such as alginates, hydrofibers, and superabsorbents, and when to step down as exudate levels change. Through case-based discussion and assessment strategies, clinicians will gain confidence in tailoring moisture control to the evolving wound environment to prevent complications and optimize healing outcomes.

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Ostomy management in long-term care settings presents complex clinical and operational challenges, with high rates of pouch leakage and peristomal skin complications compounded by limited staff training and inconsistent access to specialized expertise. These gaps not only increase the risk of dermatitis, stoma-related complications, and frequent appliance failure, but also contribute to emotional distress, social isolation, and caregiver burnout among residents and staff alike. This session will equip participants with practical strategies to strengthen staff competency, optimize appliance selection and fitting, improve access to appropriate supplies, and implement supportive care practices that enhance clinical outcomes and quality of life in LTC environments.

Optimal wound healing extends far beyond dressings and procedures. Growing evidence supports the essential roles of targeted nutrition, restorative sleep, stress management, and therapeutic mobility in supporting collagen synthesis, angiogenesis, immune function, and tissue regeneration. Conversely, inadequate rest and unmanaged stress can disrupt inflammatory balance and delay recovery, while structured physical therapy interventions enhance circulation, oxygen delivery, and overall function. Framed through an integrated approach to wound care, this session translates science into practical application.

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) can significantly improve healing trajectories in the post-acute setting—but access often depends on strong clinical advocacy. This session equips clinicians with the knowledge, language, and documentation strategies needed to confidently support NPWT use in home care and skilled nursing environments. Participants will learn how to articulate medical necessity, navigate common reimbursement barriers, and collaborate effectively with payers, providers, and care teams to ensure patients receive timely, appropriate advanced wound therapy.